Thread: importing from China

Hi, friend

I'm a mp3 player manufacturer in Shenzhen, China. my MSN is ktzyl@hotmail.com

John

As a new user of this site (I just stumbled in via Google) I would like to thank all of you for having this discussion right when i need it.
I am starting a small (hopefully not for long!) online business aimed at the Wine Decor market. having worked in the wine trade both in Australia and now the US for about 20 years I feel i have enough knowledge of what makes a product good and will sell.

Now of course the fun begins by actually sourcing these products! his discussion has certainly opened my eyes to the world of Importing!

I have joined Alibaba (I think it is wonderful so far!) but of course the question becomes: Who is that at the other end of my keyboard? Are they for real or is this just some scam artist who is very plausible.

I for one need help desperately in the following fields:
1> US/ California law on importing. What forms do I need? What fees/ taxs/ duties/ hidden costs will the Government hit me with and how can I calculate these BEFORE I do a deal?

2> Actual shipping. FedEx (my US internal shipper) is WAY too expensive to use to move a couple of pallets from China to SF. So I need someone who has room on the back of a container who can squeeze in a few things. How on earth do I find those people?

3> Paying the bill to the supplier. This is really tricky. Western Union??? um no! Paypal would be nice I guess, except there is no Yuan account type! A bank account with a large US bank that does lots of business in China? Citibank maybe? Then I can put money into my account, Citibank can confirm with my supplier that the funds are there and ship, then i release the funds via Citibank when the product is rece'd and checked here? I don't know if that is a normal practice.??

4> I must be forgetting something here so please please please let me know what else i need to know before i sink my seed money into a scam!

thanks all!

you know most of things. i think payment is the most important thing in the trading. never never use western union which most scammer use

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thank you Robus
I do not have the source of SONY and Xbox roducts. these products have to be big orders , i can find other products for you be size the brand products, which mean, i can get you OEM products or toys from china, or other non-brand electronic. 
let me know if you interesed these, thanks
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Hi BW,
i'm back again with some questions.
Could you please tell me, what kind of OEM products you can get from china,
and what about watches, is there a posibility to get some?
I have interrest on kids-shoes too - non branded. Coloured in red, blue, pink
for example.

Best regards
robus

Dear Friend ,

We have a growing selection of wholesale products available for you to resell for profits. We make deals directly with manufacturers and importers from China looking to expand their dropshipping program. Our wholesale prices will provide you with the highest profit margins possible.

Selling of fakes is not allowed on this forum

who said anything about fakes? the guy just wants unbranded products,

i am in close contact with a nice shoe factory in Qingdao. Please give me some details and specifics and i will look into it for you :)

read all this, they are selling brand names, which all faked, but if is unbrand name, that is ok to trade as long as they are real deal.